Gardens Founded in 2001 - Home in 2002

Echinacea - Photo by Laura Davis

The garden began in 2001 with the help of Norm Erickson, a Northland Hospice volunteer, at the corner of Switzer Canyon Drive and Turquoise. At that time the home had not been completed but a beautiful sign was placed on the corner. Norm continued to work on the beds on the east side of the sidewalk along Switzer Canyon Drive and in front of the home, until 2008. The rest of the gardens were developed by a core of Coconino County Master Gardeners initially led by Laura Davis and since 2007 by Loni Shapiro.

The garden crew is active from April-October and sometimes in November weather permitting. Work happens weekly throughout the garden season on Monday and Thursday mornings from 8:00 am-12:00 pm. It also is scheduled for one Saturday a month from April through October. Cancellations due to weather will be posted by 6:00 am of the workday on this blog. You must attend a spring orientation to the garden and Northland Hospice & Palliative Care in order to work. A summary of the work that has been done is included on the blog. Look for weekly postings on this blog during the garden season.
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Volunteering in the Garden

2015 Calendar

April 13, 11:30-1:30 Lunch and orientation for new volunteers at hospice and TB testing for all

April 16, 9:15-10 TB tests read and 10:00 garden orientation. First Thursday workday 9-12

April 20, First Monday workday 9-12

May 2, Saturday workday 9-12

If you are interested in volunteering, please email CrysWells@gmail.com.

Please note: TB testing is required annually for all garden volunteers.

If you have current TB results that were done by a physician or at a hospital, these may be submitted to Northland Hospice.

If you are unable to attend the meeting, please contact the volunteer coordinator Kathy Simmons (ksimmons@northlandhospice.org) to schedule a time for testing and orientation.

Thursday, April 7, 2011

April 4 & 7, 2011 Workdays

This week was our first official week in the gardens at Olivia White. On Monday, we had a small crew that worked on the Michael Moore Garden (Laura Davis and Nancy Palmer) and Becky Lewis who helped water our very dry garden. Joe Harte came with Pesha and removed tent caterpillars while trimming trees.

On Thursday we had 10 people who worked on the MMG and getting the rest of the garden up and running. Laura Davis, Nancy Palmer, and Rebecca Moore worked on setting up the workday for next week for the MMG. Joe Harte and Linda Guarino got sandstone and soil for the new garden. Cynthia and Al Katte returned to help bring out some hardscape, plant potatoes and onions, and install a new trellis. Vicki Goodwin returned and began deadheading and cleaning up the front garden beds. Linda in addition to getting sandstone worked on the compost and the front 1/2 circle garden. We are removing plants in anticipation of replanting this garden. David Hockman, moved soil placed bird baths, and helped remove plants from the 1/2 circle garden. Betty Marcus has joined the garden crew and began deadheading the Inferno Strip. I spent most of my time finding jobs for everyone and bringing out some hardscape.

Miranda from Rainbow's End and the Flagstaff Leadership Class presented the gardeners with a check for $1,154 that they had raised at the 1st Friday Art Walk. These funds will be used to purchase some much needed equipment (greenhouse, composter, and wheelbarrow).

New planting:
Potatoes (Purple Majesty, Russian Banana, Yellow Fin)

Schedule for next week:
Mon. & Thurs. workdays from 9am-12pm
Tuesday, Orientation to the garden
Friday, Pre-med students from NAU
Saturday, Group Workday for the Flagstaff Leadership Progrm

Plans for next week:
Removing plants from front 1/2 circle
Deadheading
Bringing out hardscape

Thanks,
Loni Shapiro
928-522-8635
cnslds@q.com

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